thermocouple

The actual thermocouple type used is set by the selected chip type, and is not discoverable in software.

TEMPERATURE ALARM LIMITS

When the device exceeds either temphigh or templow temperature threshold the device is in the alarm state, and will appear in the alarm directory. This provides an easy way to poll for temperatures that are unsafe, especially if simultaneous temperature conversion is done.

Units for the temperature alarms are in the same temperature scale that was set for temperature measurements.

Temperature thresholds are stored in non-volatile memory and persist until changed, even if power is lost.

temphigh

read-write, integer

Shows or sets the lower limit for the high temperature alarm state.

templow

read-write, integer

Shows or sets the upper limit for the low temperature alarm state.

The MAX31826 does NOT have temperature thresholds and temperature alarm.

MEMORY

Only the MAX31826 supports memory functions.

pages/page.0 .. pages/page.15 pages/page.ALL

read/write, binary

EEPROM memory pages of 8 bytes each. See the datasheet about locking contents.

family

The 8-bit family code. Unique to each type of device. Given as upper case hexidecimal digits (0-9A-F).

id

r_id

read-only, ascii

The 48-bit middle portion of the unique ID number. Does not include the family code or CRC. Given as upper case hexidecimal digits (0-9A-F).

r id is the id in reverse order, which is often used in other applications and labeling.

locator

r_locator

read-only, ascii

Uses an extension of the 1-wire design from iButtonLink company that associated 1-wire physical connections with a unique 1-wire code. If the connection is behind a Link Locator the locator will show a unique 8-byte number (16 character hexidecimal) starting with family code FE.

If no Link Locator is between the device and the master, the locator field will be all FF.

r locator is the locator in reverse order.

present (DEPRECATED)

read-only, yes-no

Is the device currently present on the 1-wire bus?

type

read-only, ascii

Part name assigned by Dallas Semi. E.g. DS2401 Alternative packaging (iButton vs chip) will not be distiguished.

DESCRIPTION

1-Wire

1-wire is a wiring protocol and series of devices designed and manufactured by Dallas Semiconductor, Inc. The bus is a low-power low-speed low-connector scheme where the data line can also provide power.

Each device is uniquely and unalterably numbered during manufacture. There are a wide variety of devices, including memory, sensors (humidity, temperature, voltage, contact, current), switches, timers and data loggers. More complex devices (like thermocouple sensors) can be built with these basic devices. There are also 1-wire devices that have encryption included.

The 1-wire scheme uses a single bus master and multiple slaves on the same wire. The bus master initiates all communication. The slaves can be individually discovered and addressed using their unique ID.

Bus masters come in a variety of configurations including serial, parallel, i2c, network or USB adapters.

OWFS design

OWFS is a suite of programs that designed to make the 1-wire bus and its devices easily accessible. The underlying priciple is to create a virtual filesystem, with the unique ID being the directory, and the individual properties of the device are represented as simple files that can be read and written.

Details of the individual slave or master design are hidden behind a consistent interface. The goal is to provide an easy set of tools for a software designer to create monitoring or control applications. There are some performance enhancements in the implementation, including data caching, parallel access to bus masters, and aggregation of device communication. Still the fundemental goal has been ease of use, flexibility and correctness rather than speed.

DS1825

The DS1825 (3) is one of several available 1-wire temperature sensors. Alternatives are the DS18S20 (3),DS18B20 (3), and DS1822 (3) as well as temperature/voltage measurements in the DS2436 (3) and DS2438 (3). For truly versatile temperature measurements, see the protean DS1921 (3) Thermachron (3).

The DS1825 (3) can select between 4 resolutionsspanning the fastest/roughest and slowest/best.

MAX31826

The MAX31826 shares a family code with the DS1825 but has differences in some of its functions.

The MAX31826 has 128 btes of EEPROM memory (as 16 pages of 8 bytes) while the DS1825 has no memory available.

The MAX31826 measures temperature at 12 bit resolution as fast as the DS1825's lowest resolution (and always uses 12-bit resolution). On the other hand it has no temperature thresholds or alarm function.

ADDRESSING

All 1-wire devices are factory assigned a unique 64-bit address. This address is of the form:

Family Code

8 bits

Address

48 bits

CRC

8 bits

Addressing under OWFS is in hexidecimal, of form:

01.123456789ABC

where 01 is an example 8-bit family code, and 12345678ABC is an example 48 bit address.

The dot is optional, and the CRC code can included. If included, it must be correct.

Both the MAX31826 and the DS1825 allow hardware selection of part of the address, which can assist selecting between chips is some circuit designs.